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SPECIFICATION- Beit known that I, JAMES W. MALOY, of Boston, in the county of Suiolk, andrState of Massachusetts have invented a new and useful| improvement in Ma'ehines for Polishing l\/Iarble,'oi` which. the following is a full, clear,

and enact description. reference being had to the a which- -Fignre 1 represents a plan view, and l Figure 2 a transverse section of my'machine.

The object ofV my invention is to polish the mouldings tion consists in the employment of an endless band of felt, or disks attached to the upper ends of shafts, which latter are rotated inany convenient manner. Referring` to the drawings, a, b, c, d represent-thevframe and upper part of a table of a similar construction to that for which a patent-has been granted to nie. .lhepart` d isla 'des longitudinally.' Near the inner edge of the stationary portion, c, of the table are moves on ways or gui y arranged two rollers or pulleys, e, at any suitable distance apart and secured to the 4upper ends of vertical shafts h, which extends downward, their lower ends being properly supported or stepped in a cioss-piecein thelower part of the frame. Upon the rollers or pulleys, e e, is placed an endless band of' felt, or other suitable material, j, against which, while in motion, is placed the piece of marble to be polished. The endless ybandyr", iskept tightened by means of a slide, g, placed at right angles to the said band, the latter passing overa pin or projet:- tion, t', on the slide. The slide is provided with a slot, and is held in position by a set-screw passing through tlie said slot. TheV marble to be polished is placed upon the sliding portion, @Lof the tab or curved edges of a slab of marble, and the invenportion of the band immediately on one of the rollers admits of the corners or curved edges of the marble being eiectually acted upon. I

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Polishing marble by means of an endless band. of felting, or other suitable material, arranged and operating as described.

2. I claim the combination of an endless band, as described, with the sliding platform d, substantially as In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 1

. JAMES W. MALOY.

Witnesses J. H. ADAMS, JNO. D. Parras.

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or other' suitablematerial, arranged upon two rollers i sliding platform of even surface with the fixed partlgand 1 le,and itsedgb is held` l against the endless band,l f, which is put in motion by the rotation of the shafts h, and when placed against the 

